Will Cantrell
cantrell@mtu.edu
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: (906) 487-2356

2007 Award Recipients

Student Name Major Advisor/Mentor Proposal
Lindsey Barlow Biomedical Engineering Seth Donahue The Effects of Hibernation on Porosity in Black Bear (Ursus Americanus) Femurs
Ben Coupland Applied Physics Yoke Khin Yap Exploration of Carbon Nitride
Chelsey Crosse Chemistry Caroline Taylor Geometry and Charge Density of an Excited State of CaOH
Jennifer Diaz Tavarez Mechanical Engineering John K. Gershenson Product and Process Platform Development
Zachary Edel Mechanical Engineering Abhijit Mukherjee Study of the Growth of a Single Vapor Bubble Inside a Microchannel
Chad Fortin Applied Ecology and Environmental Science David Flaspohler Measuring Arthropod Densities
Garrett Gibbons Pharmaceutical Chemistry Shiyue Fang Silver Catalyzed Enyne Cycloisomerization
Sara Gibbs Biomedical Engineering Jeremy Goldman Angiopoietin-2 Promotes Capillary Stabilization
James Hollenbeck Computer Engineering/Software Engineering Roger Kieckhafer Modeling Performance/Reliability Trade-offs in Wireless Sensor Networks
Elsa Jensen Applied Ecology Concentrations in Plant Sciences and Wetlands Rod Chimner Ecohydrological Conditions of a Beta Grise Costal Dune and Swale Wetland
Jeffrey Katalenich Mechanical Engineering Brad King Analysis of the Use of Magnetic Torque in the 3-Axis Stabilization of a Nanosatellite in Low-Earth Orbit
Kari Klaboe Civil Engineering Tess Ahlborn Ultra High Performance Concrete Setting Times and Conditions
Rebecca Klank Biomedical Engineering Ryan Gilbert Testing the Effects of Adding PEG to Agarose and Methylcellulose Hydrogel Blends
Stuart Kramer Applied Ecology Kathleen Halvorsen Social Effects of Lignocellose Biofuel Production in the Upper Midwest
Andrew McInnes Anthropology Sam Sweitz The Aguirre Sugar Mill Historic Research Project
Sarah Molitoris Applied Ecology and Environmental Science Christopher Webster Understory Plant Diversity in Relation to Legacy Trees in Aspen Forests
Alexander Nelson Computer Science Victoria Bergvall Media Influences on Scientific Literature
Andrew Spaeth Chemistry Eugenijus Urnezius Novel Synthetic Approach to Bi-zwitterionic Phosphoniumborances in Organic Hydrogen Activation
Sarah Stream Exercise Science and Health and Biological Sciences Jason Carter Effects of Sleep on Autonomic Acibity During Simulated Microgravity
Tara Swanson Mechanical Engineering Tammy Donahue Recovery of Meniscal Tissue Following a Period of Disuse
Wei Tang Pharmaceutical Chemistry Shiyue Fang Mono-acetylation of Symmetric Diamines
Sherri Wiseman Biomedical Engineering Ryan Gilbert Rapid Gelling Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel System
Alexandra Zevalkink Materials Science and Engineering Peter Moran Development of a Low Temperatur, Thin Film Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

2006 Award Recipients

Student Name Major Advisor/Mentor Proposal
Katherine Becker Materials Sci and Engrg Calvin White Fatigue Failure of Solid State Seam Welds in Aluminum Extrusions
Adam Brown Mechanical Engineering Jeff Naber Characterization and Optimization of Combustion in High Content Ethanol Fuels
Caleb Carlin Applied Physics Tony Rogers Study of Additivity Rules for Inorganic Salts
Stephanie Drake Biomedical Engineering Chung-Jui Tsai Aspen Cell Culture to Study the Regulation of Secondary Metabolism
Ryan Essex Mechanical Engineering Gordon Parker US Navy Crane Ship Crane Pay Load Motion Damping
Dan Freeman Physics Miguel Levy The Fabrication of Magneto-Optic Films by RF Magnetron-Sputtering
Garrett Gibbons Chemistry Shiyue Fang Nucleophilic Addition to Pyridine Derivatives: Synthesis of Azospyrocyclic Compounds
Kelly Guzzardo-Plewa Finance/ Economics Hao Qi Horizon Effect in Equity Premium Puzzle and Optimal Investment Portfolio
Matthew Hansen Electrical Engineering & Physics Yoke Khin Yap Controlled Growth of CArbon Nanotubes through PECVD
Tara Hansen Bio Sciences/ Pre-Med Tammy Haut Donahue The Effect of Disuse on Matrix Production in the Knee Joint
Brian Keltt Chemical Engineering Julie King Fuel Cell Research
Katie Kruger Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Ramakrishna Wusirika A Pilot Scale Study of Rice and Arabidopsis Putative Bidirectional Promoters
Susan LaCasse Communication & Cultural Studies /Psychology Victoria Bergvall The Link Between Saving Native Language and Sustainability Interests at MTU
Gregory LeFevre Environmental Engineering Brian Barkdoll Modeling Effects of Climate Change on Sediment Transport in Hydrologic Systems
Christa Luokkala Biology Christian Giardina Comparison of Vegetation Diversity in Adjacent Old-Growth and Managed Forests in the Great Lakes Region
Aaron Maki Biomedical Engineering Seth Donahue The Effect of Agining and Disuse on the Dynamic Histology of Grizzly Bear Femurs
Julie Matijega History Alison Hoadland Architect Dictionary
Evan Milton Biological Sciences Heather Youngs Characterization of Peptide Inhibitors of Glycosyl Hydrolases in the Model Plant, Arabidopsis Thaliana
Jill Recla Bioinformatics Victor Busov Unlocking the Secrets of Gibberellin Metabolism and Signaling Through the Use of Microarray Analysis
Rachel Robertson Mathematics Phil Merkey Network Flow with Snow Removal
Rachel Rosten Materials Science and Engineering/ Physics Nina Orlovskaya Self-Organized Nanostructured Thin Films for Catalysis in Perovskite Related Membrane Reactors
Whitney Sauve Environmental Engineering Marty Auer Heterotrophy in Lake Superior
Duane Stephenson Business Joel Touriniemi Relating Role-Dependant Influences with Student Business Ethics
Kyle Stover Forestry Andrew Storer Impacts and Relationships of Exotic Earthworms with Weevil Communities and Weevil Herbivory in Uper Michigan's Huron Mountains
Craig Wilson History Pat Martin Fiery Heart: A Comprehensive Investigation of the West Point Foundry Blast Furnace

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2005 Award Recipients

Student

Major/Department

Advisor

Name of Proposal

Matthew Davenport

Physics

Yoke Khin Yap

Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Brian  DeVree

Biology/Biochemistry Conc.

Micheal Gretz

 N/A

Marcy Erickson

Applied Ecology

Leah & John  Vucetich

 N/A

Sean  Fuller

Elec. Eng.

Paul Bergstrom

 N/A

Betsy George

Mathematics/Discrete Concentration

Phillip Merkey

 N/A

Gerald  Greer

Social Sciences/Historical Studies

Christa Walck

 N/A

Tara Hansen

Biological Sciences

Tammy  Haut Donahue

 N/A

Jennifer Heglund

Environmental Eng

David Watkins

 N/A

Andrea Krevinghaus

Environmental Eng

Marty Auer

 N/A

Lea Marlor

Materials Eng

Mark Plichta

 N/A

Danielle  Miller

Biomedical Eng/Int'l French Minor

Seth Donahue

 N/A

Melanie Mullins

Psychology

Susan Amato-Henderson

 N/A

Hans Nyberg

Computer Eng/Int'l Spanish Minor

David Nelson

 N/A

Douglas Sage

Mechanical Eng

Jeffrey Allen

 N/A

Emily  Smith

Biology

Susan  Bagley

 N/A

Stacie Wieszczyk

Biomedical Eng/Polymer Sci & Eng/Philosphy & Ethics

Debra Charlesworth

 N/A

Heather  Wright

Environmental Eng/Ecology

James Mihelcic

 N/A

2004 Award Recipients

Student Name Major Advisor/Mentor Proposal
Katie Bendall Environmental Engineering Kurt Paterson N/A
Katelin Engerer Biomedical Engineering David Nelson Human Thermoregulation
Susan Hallesy Mechanical Engineering Michele Miller Ultrasonic Machining of Glass
Susan Brown Forestry Andrew Burton Soil Respiration System Comparison
Matthew Davenport Physics Yoke Khin Yap Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
Justin Gillespie Mechanical Engineering Tammy Donahue Optimization of a Total Artificial Heart
Kristen Karnowski Biomedical Engineering; Pre-Med Debra Wright Polymer Composite for Orthopedic Applications
Sarah Magee Biomedical Engineering Tammy Donahue Synthetic Material for Replacement of Cartilage in the Human Knee
Meghan McGee Biomedical Engineering Seth Donahue Properties of Black Bear Bones related to Osteoporosis
Elizabeth Norman Chemical Engineering Daniel Crowl Flammability Limits of Hydrogen

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2003 Award Recipients

Student Name Major Advisor/Mentor Proposal
Chad Bareither Mechanical Engineering Michele Miller; Craig Friedrick Investigation of precision machining and micromachining
Rebecca Fisher Mechanical Engineering Tammy Haut-Donahue Mechanotransduction in Soft Tissue
Adam Hales Mechanical Engineering Scott Post Construction of Apparatus for Experiments
Lindsay Halkola Social Science Timothy Scarlett Investigation of Economic and Cultural Development Surrounding West Point Foundry Archaeological Preserve
Meghan McGee Biomedical Engineering Seth Donahue Properties of Black Bear Bones related to Osteoporosis
Wanda Rodriguez Civil & Environmental Engineering Alex Mayer  
Sakiko Suzuki Biomedical Engineering Seth Donahue Analysis of Bone Cells Exposed to Mechanical Stimulation
Tiffany Torrance Civil & Environmental Engineering Martin Auer Assessment of WLSSD's Biofiltration System and Related Experimentation 
Jessica Tracey Physics Will Cantrell Investigation of Nonequilibrium Deliquescence of Sodium Chloride

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2002 Award Recipients
 

Student Name Major Advisor/Mentor Proposal
Beth Conrad Chemistry Eugenijus Urnezius Organometallic Polymers
Kriselda Cuellar Civil & Environmental Engineering  John VandeLindt Definition of "Failure" in Wood Shear Walls
Wade DePas Biomedical Engineering David Nelson Effects of Heat Shock Proteins on Tendon Microstructure
Blake Fecteau Mechanical Engineering John Sutherland Properties of Cutting Fluids
Lindsay Godin Biomedical Engineering Seth Donahue Analysis of Bone Cells Exposed to Mechanical Stimulation
Kristin Harvey Biomedical Engineering Seth Donahue Properties of Black Bear Bones related to Osteoporosis
Anna Swartz Humanities Richard Selfe Participant Observation of K-12 Professional Development Design Team
Jessica Tracey Physics Will Cantrell Intermolecular Bonding Networks Among Water Molecules
Steven Veenman Chemical Engineering Jason Keith Study of Nitric Oxide Decomposition
Abbigale Wilson Biological Sciences Rosalie Kern Effects of Emotional Arousal on Memory

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